Where does “anaasází” come from?

anaasází (Navajo) comes from Navajo anaaʼí, from Navajo -í — <br>Postpositional prefix meaning “against”. It...

anaasází (Navajo): ancient people, Anasazi; enemy ancestors, ancient...

Definitions

  1. ancient people, Anasazi; enemy ancestors, ancient...

Ancestry of “anaasází”, step by step

anaasází traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo anaaʼí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanaaʼíenemy
2Navajo-í<br>Postpositional prefix meaning “against”. It...

via Navajo bizází

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobizázíhis/her/their ancestors

Words derived from “anaasází”

Every word from Navajo -í →Every word from Navajo anaaʼí →